Social Origins of Educational Systems Book

A major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social structures. Goes on to provide a theoretical framework which will, for the first time, account for the major characteristics of national education and the principal changes that such systems have undergone and are presently undergoing.'A large-scale masterly study, this book is the most important contribution to the sociology of education since the second world war as well as being a substantial contribution to the consolidation of sociology itself.' - The Economist, April 21st, 1980'I cannot improve on her own statement of what she is trying to do: 'The sociological contribution consists in providing a theoretical account of macroscopic patterns of change in terms of the structural and cultural factors which produce and sustain them'...Unquestionably, this book is an impressive work of scholarship, well planned conceptually and uniting its theoretical base with a set of four thoroughly and interestingly researched case-studies of the history of the educational systems of Denmark, England, France and Russia.' - British Journal of the Sociology of Education, Vol 1 No 2'This magnificent treatise seriously explores many of the most recalcitrant questions about institutional systems.' - Journal of Curriculum Studies, Vol 12 No 3'A gargantuan and impressive socio-historical enterprise.' - Encounter, December 1978'...a major achievement.' - New Society, March 1979Read More